Copland/Weir/Mozart: Ensemble 360; Sheffield Crucible studio 20/5/22

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COPLAND Duo for Flute & Piano; WEIR Airs from Another Planet; MOZART Quintet for im Horton’s Piano and Wind in E flat K452: Ensemble 360

Not really a great deal to say here. I found the Copland work as undistinguished as other works I have come across of his recently. It was very well performed by flautist and pianist

The Judith Weir piece promised to be fun, but actually wasn’t really…..it was premised on the idea of space colonists remembering the Scottish folk songs from several generations back their ancestors sung before moving to Mars. Anyone expecting an Orkney Wedding style would be disappointed……

The Mozart was very well played, and lovely to listen to. Not one of Mozart’s darker pieces…..

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I'm a grandfather, parent, churchwarden, traveller, chair of governors and trustee!. I worked for an international cultural and development organisation for 39 years, and lived for extended periods of time in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Ghana. I know a lot about (classical) music, but not as a practitioner, (particularly noisy late Romantics - Wagner, Mahler, Bruckner, Richard Strauss). I am well travelled and interested in different cultures and traditions. Apart from going to concerts and operas, I love reading, walking in the hills, theatre and wine-making. I'm also a practising Christian, though not of the fierce kind. And I'm into green issues and sustainability.

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